spellbinders heart like a wildflower - DIY stamp

Back with more creations using Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower etched die from the Stephanie Low collection. Hope you're enjoying this series as much as I'm enjoying playing with these beauties.

I revisited a technique we all know but rarely do - make a DIY stamp from a die using craft foam.

For my first card I used the lower right die. Cut it from black foam, adhered it to an acrylic block with temporary adhesive and stamped using Distress Inks. Foam stamps don't give the best coverage when you use dye ink. I spritzed the CS before stamping to help the ink soften/spread. Love the look.

 Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower Etched die

Hero Arts All Occasion Messages stamp
gold gilding flakes/glue
gold embossing powder

I added splatters with watered down ink then dragged a paintbrush with some glue across the bottom and on a couple splatters and applied gilding flakes for a fabulous midas touch. Added a tiny heat embossed sentiment too.

You can also use pigment inks on foam stamps if you don't like the artsy look of the spritzed dye inks. I used Amuse pigment inks in Heather, Burano and Watermelon on this card.

 Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower Etched die

Hero Arts All Occasion Messages stamp
gold embossing powder
washi

Hope you're enjoying this series. I'll be back with a great little floral die tomorrow. Thanks again to Team Spellbinders for Heart like a Wildflower to create with. I'm joining in at:

The Flower Challenge - #21 Use Previous Challenge (using #11 BG stamping and entering card #1)

Watercooler Wednesday - Feminine Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary

spellbinders heart like a wildflower - positive negative

I was lucky to get the Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower etched die from the Stephanie Low collection to play with and today I have two more card ideas for you that showcase the fun you can have with die cut positives and negatives. Seems like so often I find myself more inspired by the negatives!

Here is the die. For today's cards I used only the die on the bottom left! 

In this post I mentioned that when test driving the intricate dies, the first thing I noticed was the cool negative space they make. (Those two dies on the top are to create "shadows" for the intricate dies and though I will have examples of that too, I'm still just playing with the positive and negatives of the intricate leaf and wildflower branches.) So I cut the leaf branch from a black rectangle.

Because I needed another sympathy card, I used the same design idea and made this with the positive die cut.

  Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower Etched die

Kartenkunst Trauer stamp
Distress Oxides

Then I die cut a few more and used the negatives...

Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower Etched die

Hero Arts All Occasion Messages stamp
PP
gold embossing powder

washi

I added a tropical PP to my cardbase and foam mounted the negatives. I added a heat embossed sentiment on a strip of washi and voila! I love the mix of B/W graphic with the natural elements, don't you?

Thank you to Team Spellbinders for this lovely die to create with. I'm joining in at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anniversary/Wedding

Daring Cardmakers - Tropical
Crafty Hazelnut's PP Challenge - June
Happy Little Stampers - June AG with Dies

Crafter's Cafe - Tic Tac Toe (I've used white, PP and embossing)

2 Sisters on the blog - #16

spellbinders petal'd poetry - CAS for pinsights challenge

Back today with two CAS cards made with Petal'd Poetry etched die from the Good Vibes Only collection by Stephanie Low. Did you see yesterday's post?

Here is the die. Again I've used the flower with leaves (outline and shadow).

I was inspired by the current Pinsights Challenge at Ellen Hutson. (BTW, I used black on yesterday's creations because I hadn't read the fine print at EH to know that that top color is actually navy!)

So for today's cards I went with PP from my stash with a navy, pink and green color scheme, although I chose bolder colors since I was pairing the PP with lotsa white.

Spellbinders Petal'd Poetry Etched die

Essentials by Ellen Up the Happy stamp
American Crafts PP
Nuvo drops

I die cut the shadow from the white panel and backed the hole with polka dot PP. Die cut the intricate die from white and adhered it. Filled in the negative spaces with bits and pieces from one I'd cut from a bold floral print. And since portions of the die cuts were left over, it became a twofer.

 Spellbinders Petal'd Poetry Etched die

Hero Arts Everyday Occasion Messages stamp
American Crafts PP

Super easy. Just a bit time consuming to adhere all the tiny pieces ;) But isn't this a fun way to use intricate dies? Especially ones that have a shadow die too.

Starting tomorrow I'll be working with Heart like a Wildflower. Hope you'll come back. Thanks Team Spellbinders for this lovely die to create with.

spellbinders petal'd poetry - artsy for pinsights challenge

I've been having a play with two dies I was lucky to receive from Spellbinders. Today I'm playing with Petal'd Poetry etched die from the Good Vibes Only collection by Stephanie Low. Love the style of this collection.

Here is the die. I've used the flower with leaves (outline and shadow).

For all the cards I was inspired by the current Pinsights Challenge at Ellen Hutson.

My first card was inspired by that shot of the northern lights.

  Spellbinders Petal'd Poetry Etched die

Essentials by Ellen Spread the Sparkle stamp
white embossing powder, jewels
Distress Inks 

The movement in the inspiration photo moved me to swipe the ink pads across my background and then create the cascade of die cut blooms (white, backed with black) in the opposite direction. Plenty of perfect pearls/water shimmer finished it off. See the shimmer?

Then I had to give that lantern photo a go...

Spellbinders Petal'd Poetry Etched die

Essentials by Ellen Up the Happy stamp
Zing embossing powder, vellum
Distress Inks and Oxides

I die cut foam to use as a stamp and randomly stamped it with Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch onto my lightly misted cardbase. Using a paintbrush, I picked up the leftover ink from the foam and painted it on the stamped blooms to soften them more.

For the focal image I cut a vellum circle, applied Abandoned Coral DI to the reverse and heat embossed the sentiment on it. Added a die cut which I colored with Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple DO as a finishing touch.

For my last card I was reminded of Julie E's brayered beauty and went with those colors.

 Spellbinders Petal'd Poetry Etched die

Essentials by Ellen Up the Happy stamp
clear embossing powder, vellum
Distress Inks
Heidi Swapp Color Shine in rose

For this card I die cut the shadow shape from craft foam and stamped it in Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters and Shaded Lilac. I splattered with all the leftover inks as well as Heidi Swapp Color shine. Then I heat embossed the sentiment and stamped a few butterflies.

Die cut the detail cluster from vellum and applied them over the stamped shadows. Some twine up top finished the card off.

Thanks for hanging in there. I've got two CAS versions for you tomorrow. Hope you'll come back. Happy weekend.

Thank you to Team Spellbinders for this lovely die to create with. I'm joining in at:

I'm also joining Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - All Things Bright and Beautiful (#1), The Flower Challenge - Use a Past Challenge #20 (#2), Happy Little Stampers - Watercolor June (#2) and Happy Little Stampers - Mixed Media June (#1).

neat and tangled release - receding blocks

Howdy and welcome to the last day of special programming! Today is the wrap up of the June Neat & Tangled release countdown and today I'm sharing my creations with the new cover plate! Today is graphic goodness pure.

Meet Receding Blocks. I tried to keep things traditional, but with a modern touch. First off, a feminine version.

Neat and Tangled Magnolia stamp

Neat and Tangled Photo Booth stamp (sentiment)
Neat and Tangled Tiny Triangles die

 Neat and Tangled Receding Blocks die
Altenew ink
gold embossing powder
washi

First I dry embossed my cardbase with the cover plate die. In this photo you can see how amazing that texture looks. Like a fluffy comforter!

I added a strip of washi and a thin strip of inked CS along the bottom. I like this look but it's more often cuz my cardbases are from A4 size paper here in Germany, and a bit longer than the cover plate die size ;)  I die cut the piece with the triangles and masked it with tape and inked bold stripes onto it. Adhered it with foam squares. Tucked a heat embossed sentiment under it on the left. I added a bloom - heat embossed on vellum and backed with a plain white die cut piece to keep the stripes from showing through - on the right.

Navy. White. Touches of gold. Me likey.

Then I created this card using only a portion of the die cut cut with the cover plate. Went masculine on this one using black and white with a touch of blue.

 Neat and Tangled Receding Blocks die

Neat and Tangled Photo Booth stamp (sentiment)
 white embossing powder

Check out the Neat and Tangled Blog to see all of the wonderful inspiration and take part in the daily giveaways! All products showcased this week will be available today Friday, June 8 at 8am EST in the shop.

Thank you all for visiting this week and again, thanks to Danielle and Neat and Tangled for having me!

neat and tangled release - hot dog

Howdy and welcome to Day 4 of the June Neat & Tangled release countdown and I'm back with my creations with these new products! Today's set is just plain fun.

Today we are showcasing the Hot Dog stamp set and matching dies. I immediately thought of  "baseball, hot dogs, apple and Chevrolet" (you're welcome for the ear worm if you're my age, if you don't know what I'm talking about you better go listen ;)

Anyhoo, since I was thinking all-American, I had to go with red, white and blue, right?

Neat and Tangled Hot Dog stamp

Altenew inks

So, while we're talking "blast from the past", do these jumping hot dogs remind you of the ones at the drive-in that encouraged you to go to the concession stand?

This card was super easy to make because when you have stamp sets that provide two stamps that are mirror images of each other, you can use the reverse of one to add color to the other. 

I stamped the solids first - creating a triangle of each color. See? Then I went back with the outline stamps and stamped them slightly offset. I love this technique cuz I'm not a great colorer. You don't even have to pull out markers or pencils. And it saves lots of time! 

And then, because I had to give one hot dog his place in the limelight, I created a super CAS version. I did pull out a red and yellow marker to dress him up with some mustard and

ketchup ;) I'm more of a mustard gal. Probably cuz of all the bratwurst I eat. And you?

 Neat and Tangled Hot Dog stamp

Neat and Tangled Hot Dog die

 Neat and Tangled On the Strip stamp
Altenew inks

washi

The hello strip is stamped (with my MISTI), then I added a strip of washi and for the trophy I swiped some Delicata gold ink onto CS, stamped and die cut it. Can you see the shimmer here? I think this could be a birthday card or just a card to let someone know they're a top dog. Hot dog ;)

Check out the Neat and Tangled Blog to see all of the inspiration and take part in the daily giveaways! All products showcased this week will be available on Friday, June 8 at 8am EST in the shop.

Thank you for visiting today and thanks to Neat and Tangled for having me! Now how about another,  even more appropriate ear worm... "cuz Oscar Mayer has a way..." . How's that?

STAMPlorations 5th birthday

There's a month-long party going on to celebrate five years of STAMPlorations! Have you checked it out yet? Seems like we were just having the 4th birthday celebration. And now Shery has two littles in the family, a huge, fabulous DT to organize and she still continues to delight us with new products. Congratulations, Shery! I still say you're the Energizer bunny ;)

In celebration of Birthday #5 Shery has come up with over $500 in prizes - a wishlist linky, a CASEing challenge, commenting -  you must check out the main blog if you haven't yet. All month long the DT will be sharing some of their favorite past projects as well as new creations. Today it's my turn on the blog.

I've got four projects to share with you today, so let's get to it. Since our challenge for you this month is to CASE a STAMPgirl, I chose three of my favorite birthday projects from the past where I did some CASEing. And I CASEd a current card of a fellow DT member too.

First off, way back when my love affair with the wonky cake and random stamping started (I just didn't know it yet)...

And then there was this shaker card with a floating cupcake. I was CASEing the incredible Julie E.

Maybe you remember this more recent make where I was trying out a watercolor + Copic technique like Kelly L. does...

For my new project I had to CASE Carol M.'s Just a Note card from this post. You may recall it with a dry embossed white panel, a gorgeous dragonfly and a striking black sentiment strip. Keeping those items in mind I created this birthday card.

 Hearts All Over stencil

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangles die

Birthday Bash stamp

Bloom Happy stamp

watercolors

white embosing powder

See the dry embossed impressions on the white panel? I fussy cut and foam mounted the cake.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have I inspired you to CASE one of these cards for the challenge? For a better idea of what we mean by "CASE", check out this post. Be sure to visit the STAMPlorations blog all month long for loads of inspiration. And did I mention prizes ;)? Here is the post with all the deets.

I'm joining the fun at CAS on Friday - Embossing and AAA Cards - 4th Birthday Bash